Itd be really cool if you were able to make the foundry available offline so while there is server downtime or unexpected problems like this you would get a whole lot more players making cool quests instead of trolling forums
i havnt found a need to buy everything with cash/ad/zen. sure, the option is there and im sure it makes things easier for some people. but its definitly not mandatory to have fun. idk if this is a second account but ur profile shows me u only have 10 achievement points so id suggest u play a bit more b4 u complain